Preparations for the Carnival

The large folk sculptures made annually for the New Year carnival begin life as simple forms, constructed from flexible bamboo strips and lengths of timber. (more…)

One of the first things to strike me during my month at Dhaka University was the generosity of the people. Sam Llewellyn-Jones and I were assigned three students who were to accompany us at all times and help whenever necessary.  All three took this responsibility very seriously.  Nothing was too great a chore even if it meant embarking on an afternoon excursion out of Dhaka to find a particular roll of paper which we had casually mentioned that we might need.

14 April – Bengali New Year. Wearing traditional Bengali clothes. Left to right: Shochi, Olivia, Alok, Oni, Sam

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Lala Rukh Selim gave a Contemporary Art Lecture: The Art of Bangladesh on 31 October 2012.